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The whine of the projector subsides. Someone clicks on the lights. As the professor asks for commentary, the rapid raising of hands signifies an eagerness to respond. I remain still. Listening to my peer’s criticism of the Appalachian people featured in the made-for-TV special, I am humiliated.

Writing poetry is an excellent way for students to explore identity and find meaning and value in everyday experiences.

A resourceful Kansas town adapts to changing demographics.

The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on the need to commemorate the toll of slavery.

This toolkit accompanies the article “Uncommon Ground,” and provides a classroom activity to celebrate diversity and build common ground by making personal story quilts.

n. pl. Children’s dictionaries have the power to shape how kids see the world. Be sure yours promotes tolerance.

This Latina civic empowerment program seeks to “take stories of adversity and flip them into stories of glory.”

One year after Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of thousands of displaced students remain scattered in schools across the nation. In Houston, which has the largest concentration of evacuees, two schools continue helping displaced students adjust to new surroundings -- and honor what was lost or left behind.